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Our London Letter.
FUTURE OF TRADE UNIONS.
SMOKY CITIES.
UNITED STATES TRADE.
SOME ADVERSE FACTORS.
In the past few weeks the favourable business and industrial developments in the United States have outweigh- [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
ed the unfavourable influences, with the result that optimism for the LONDON, June 24th:
moment is more pronounced and the I hear at Westminster that good providences of an impending business and gross is being made by the Cabinet Comstock market recession discernible in mittee which is examining the state of March and April fade farther into the the Trade Union law to ses if, and if background. There remain a sufficient. so what, changes are necessary to prevent number of adverse factors to make the illegal strikes. By the end of the pre trade outlook for the bance of the year sent month or early in July it is expect uncertain, -but-the-recent-upward-tread- ed a report will be ready for submission of commodity prices, the abundance of
capital, the return of a favourable for to the Cabinet. In political circles a
eign trade balance, and the upward great deal of importance is attached to the work of the Committee, because the wing of stock market values are factors
which encourage
confidence in continued recommendations to be made will have a prosperity and tend to justify predic. profound effect in shaping future Gov-off as to occasion ne immediate concern.
tions that any business recession is so far erament policy towards Trade Unions. Conservative studenta of the economic
situation in this country, however, refuse- It is understood that the right of the to lose sight of the fact that the boom individual to think and act on his own days of estate values, of building, of responsibility is likely to be taken as motor car production, and other indus
tries are apparently over, and that the the foundation. Thus there can be no war-created shortages in other lines of doubt that strike action will be legal industry are fast being overtaken. Such trade recessions as have already taken. only after Trade Union members have place, it is reasoned, warrant lower price demanded it by the required majority levels in the stock market, and the buy after a strict ballot, while the present in the agricultural districts, is contract- ing capacity of Americans, particularly scope of peaceful picketing" will be ing. As against this reasoning, it is restricted, so far as possible, to prevent pointed out that an immense expansion in the national wealth has taken place. intimidation of a man or his family.
in this country. It is a statistical fact that the annual income of Americans be- tween 1914 and 1920 nearly doubled, and it is probable that since 1920 this rate of increase has continued. The consump tion of goods within the United States continues on an enormous scale, and the amonat new securities at home and abroad is enormous...
So far as I can gather it seems that any action taken by the Government is likely to be designed to assist the Unions to put their own houses in order. The Government wishes to see Trade Union ists taking a more active part in the control of their own afairs, and thus assure themselves that the delegates who frame their politics represent a majority instead of a minority view of the mem-. bers. As things stand, Trade Union activities are mainly directed by small but very active groups of individuals, and some of the men concerned are notorious for their extreme views-Mr. A: J. Cook for instance, the miners' secretary, who openly boasts that He is a Communist, and "a humble disciple cf. Lenin!"
SHEFFIELD.
In the House of Commons a few days ago, Sheffield, Wigan, and other hig in dustrial centres were mentioned in the debate on the Smoke Abatement Bill Some striking things were said by | several speakers. One M.P. with a sense of poetry described Sheffield as a dirty picture in a frame of gold-a rather apt simile which was greatly admired. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, who was in charge of the Bill, told the House that the people of Manchester have to spend seven pence half-penny per head per week more on washing than the people of Harrogate, and that the dwellers in the country districts of Eng- land get 20 per cent. more sunshine than the dwellers in the towns.
may well be argued, therefore,” that America's new condition justifies -ignor-, ing precedents; sad that her position. may be strong enough to nullify the warning signals, the significance of which in the past could not have been overlook- ed with safety.
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
"CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
JULY 23RD, 1920. ..$1,195 nom..
Eungkong Bank .......
Do., London.........131 noni. Chartered Bank..£20 buy. Mercantile Bank, A. & B......£30) nom.
Do.,
C........£13) num.
P. & O. Bank East Asia Bank......
Caston Insurance........
China Underwriters. North China Insurance Union Insurance
QUEEN'S
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INVESTMENTS.
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100/500 Chins Lights
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$30 bay, 640 sal Banque Indo-China gold bonds SLEO
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BEL, CA
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Katian Mining Ad........ Langkata (combined) ..... Do. (ingle) ........ Shanghai Explorations........
hang had Loans ..............
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The Bill follows pretty closely the reUml Capina
H.K. & K. Wharis; commendations. of the Committee on
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Changkat Serdangs: 10 per cent. -interim
Malaka Pindas: 8 per cent. in
terima.
United Malaccas: 18 per cent, final. The latest quotations are as followsr
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Straits $3.50 3.00
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Bukit Katila
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Changkat Serdangs
10.20
Connemaras
2.90
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10/8 bay, 12/- "sel
Glenenlies
3.00
Indragiris
10.50
1.08.
Jimaha
2.50
Kedahs
4.90
Kempas
10.40
TELEPATHY
Kuala Sidims
4.00
Lanas
4.50
Malaka Pindas
3.20
Malakoffs s
4.00
Mandai Tekongs
0.06
Mayfielda
16.00
Mentakabs
New Serendaha
0.87 6.50
DY: LOM.
14.00
$13+ nom.
Punggore
1.80.
BandForotts
4.00
Scudais
3.40
Bungei Bagans
4,80
Prices
84. $2 & $1.
Topsus
28.00
Tambalaks
-1.55
Teluk Ansons"
18.50
United Malaccas
..3.20
5.30
TEMPERANCE "PROPAGANDA: Much amusement has been created in London by an attempt on the part of a prominent temperance society to get its work classified as "charity only," so that it could cxcups its liability for Income Tax. Very properly, as most people see to agree, the attempt failed The Judge took the view that the Temperance body in question was out for an alteration in the laws, and, therefore, that its pur- pose was not charitable.
B.K&B. Hotels. mittee proposed the taking of very Hongkong drastic steps to deal with the domestic Hongkong Realtys
HR. Territorials smoke nuisance. Mr. Chamberlain has HK. Developments...... shrunk from doing anything that might Humphreys states.
Prince's Building.... tend to retard the building of new
Bural Larda houses or increase their cost, and it was Ewo Cottons chiefly because of his caution that he was Orientals ......
Bhanghai Cotton (old). criticised on this occasion. There was-no
Do. divizion on the second reading; but the China Busen- Bill will, it is understood, be consider-Hongkong Tramways
Peak Trama (old), ably ametided in Committee.
Do. •·(now)... Singapore Tractions Amusemente Cantón Losa Cements (combined)
Do “Do.
*8% nom. China Lights (combined),
$21 nom (old) ($15) nom ((new) .....$12 nom ..$5.80 Bel
..$11, nom.
.69 com
319 no
$11 nom." $20 nom.
•134, buy
Thins Providents Constructions Dairy Saluf buy. Der A Wings
$8 sel. Hongkong bilectrics ............ $68 now. 135 nous. Macao Mivotries H.K. Bopes (combined).
sel
·(ald) ..... ', ᎠᎴ,
$10 sel Do. (now)...! 1.35 del. It is astonishing that associations that
Jane Omwfords.... wish to legislate in restraint of the Mackintoshs.... liberty of the subject, as undoubtedly saucere temperance reformers do, should regards United Asbestos
ProWatsons (old). their work as one of charity. Perhaps Wm. Fowells. this is an outcome of the complete in buy-asary; capacity of many excellent and wells meaning people to see virtue in anybody except themselves. Charity as we know covers a multitude of sins. And after all, if the Temperance body succeeded in its objects it would be bringing ruin to many persons who are carrying on legitimate business in a proper manner.
George Chrich, a 13-year-old boy, of Rossington, sear Doncaster, in search of a bird's nest, cimbed an electric standard in Wadworth lane and was killed when
be touched a cable.
The voltage was between ten and eleven thousand volts,"
Pajems
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CENSORSHIP OF FILMS.
During last year 1,145 films were con sored in the Straits Settlements, repre senting a measurement of 4,075,800 feet and producing & revenue of 324,474.40 (8492 being Board of Appeal Board Fees).. against $19,548.80 in 1924. Of the films viewed by the Censor 104 were considered by him to be unsuitable for exhibition and wore banned accordingly., Appeals were lodged against the decision of the Censor in respect of 45 of these films; in 30 cases the decision of the Censor was upheld, while in the remaining 6 the films were released for exhibition. There were two prosecutions during the year in respect of the exhibition of uncensored posters. Fines amounting to 850 were imposed.
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